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How does Trunky stop the Enormous crocodile from eating children?
Trunky, the elephant, is also an advocate for the crocodile to stop eating children. He exposes the crocodile when he preys on children at a picnic. But Trunky puts an end to the crocodile one and for all by slinging him to outer space, until he burns in the sun. -
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How does Humpy Rumpy stop the Enormous crocodile from eating children?
Humpy Rumpy, the hippopotamus, lectures the Enormous Crocodile for trying to eat children, although this does not stop him. As such, Humpy Rumpy stops him from eating two young children in the forest by revealing to them that the crocodile is disguised as a coconut tree. -
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What message does the story relay?
The overarching message is one of doing the right thing. Humans have often preyed on animals for their meals, and now Dahl is showing the reversal of this. He is showing the reader that it is wrong to prey on anyone regardless of what they are.
The Enormous Crocodile Essay Questions
by Roald Dahl
Essay Questions
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